CHRISTMAS?

mrsjones5

No, why should pagans have all the fun to themselves?

Witness 007

Yes bah Humbug!......until I get a damn present off someone....sniff

sacolton

No idea how Pagans celebrated Christmas. Did they stand around singing "Deck The Halls", drink egg nog, giving presents to each other, and build snowmen?

Christmas? Love it! Not the religious side, but the family side. JW bullshit has damaged my family, so hopefully these occassions for us to spend time together and create some new happier memories will bring us closer.

As for pagan? Well, I PROMISE I won't worship the tree ok?

Champion

We love Christmas. Mt ex-jw brother and his family come to my home for Christmas Eve with my husbands family. We all give each other gifts. Christmas Day I take my family to give out gifts that our church donated to two different projects in Bridgeport. We usually go over another friends home and have dinner and play some silly game. It's just about enjoying each other, spending time with people, and hopefully helping someone other than yourself. (just my 2cents).

beksbks

I second the family/joy/giving aspect. That's what it's all about here. No religion. And I LOVE IT!!!!

garybuss

I don't know about pagans. I like Christmas. I like the change in pace, the music, the family gatherings, the decorations, and the food. Now, I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. I celebrate any and all festivals. There's more at Christmas holiday season for the children and I like that.

I only had one Christmas as a child (my 4th year) but I remember the feelings and the excitement and not being able to get to sleep Christmas eve. I remember the cold morning and the coal fire in the Warm Morning stove that sat on a piece of tin in the living room.

That was the year we lived with my mother's parents in Pipestone Minnesota. One of my pastimes was pounding nails in an outdated Montgomery Wards mail order catalog that was kept under the wood fired cook stove in the kitchen. There was a German made Cuckoo clock in the corner of the kitchen by the back door and an oil cloth on the scarred oak kitchen table.

I don't remember the gifts very well . . . a wind up train that ran on a three rail steel track . . . but I remember the excitement and the relatives dropping by with snacks and treats. The adults were in a better mood than usual and after it was over, there was a letdown sort of.

The next thing to look forward to was on New Year's day Grandpa would go out on the boardwalk outside the back porch and fire his shotgun in the air once. The other time of the year he did that was the 4th of July.

I'm glad I had that one Christmas.

Barbie Doll

I love Christmas with the color lights and beautiful tree.

Low-Key Lysmith

I'm a staunch atheist, and I love Christmas. The smells, the feeling in the air, the closeness with friends & family, the good feeling you get when you exchange gifts, it's all great, but Jesus is the furthest thing from my mind.